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The Income of Socialist Upper Classes during the Transition to Capitalism: Evidence from Longitudinal East German Data

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  • Wagner, Gert G.

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  • Bird, Edward J. & Frick, Joachim R. & Wagner, Gert G., 1998. "The Income of Socialist Upper Classes during the Transition to Capitalism: Evidence from Longitudinal East German Data," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 211-225, June.
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